Inspire kids & teens will these FUN chemistry experiments that can be done at home! Favorites include glow-in-the-dark experiments, chemistry activities using fire and vortex experiments!
Are you noticing some gaps in your curriculum? Are you looking for some new, creative ideas for how to fill these holes in your ELA curriculum? This post gives you 10 creative ideas for how to fill holes in your secondary ELA curriculum.
Too many classroom icebreakers require students to take big social risks with people they barely know. Or they don't really help students get to know each other. Or they are just plain cheesy.
Looking for a way to get students to have fun learning new words AND remember them longer? Try these brain-based vocabulary activities.
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If the thought of introducing Shakespeare gives you hives, think about hosting a Shakespearean insults lesson to introduce the bard.
This is an important handout to help students understand the RULES OF THEATRE. The first handout is blank, with images explaining the fourth wall - you could give them this, and add your own OR I included an "answer key" with the ones I teach them...you could always just print this too and give it to them as is. **newly updated with a matching Powerpoint/PDF to show visual examples! They usually come up with their own, too, as the course goes along - we keep adding them into this handout. It goes through important ones like -no back to audience -don't chew gum -don't break the 4th wall etc. They MUST understand these, because on every rubric we give, it includes "following the rules of theatre". Every assessment involves these! Similar resources in my shop: ➼ VOICE unit bundle ➼ MIME unit bundle ➼ PHYSICAL COMEDY unit bundle ➼ TABLEAU unit bundle ➼ SCRIPT WORK unit - complete package (drama final major project) ➼ MONOLOGUES unit - complete package (drama exam) ➼ COMPLETE COURSE bundle - every unit included! "print and go" binder for grades 9 and 10 ◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈ ➯ Click HERE to follow my shop and see updates and new products. ➯ Please don't forget to leave feedback on my products! You will receive TPT credits that can be used on future purchases.
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If you want something coherent, move along. Retro Futurism - Outer Space - Science Fiction - Video Games - Mid-Century Modern - Kitsch - Rockets - Astronauts - Nebulae - Robots - Pop Culture Trash
Last year the cup stack was one of my FAVORITE team building activities (see post here). So, naturally, I wanted to give it another shot! The Cup Stack is a fun, yet challenging activity that promotes team work. The supplies are basic: cups, string, rubber bands. I go ahead and tie the string to the rubber bands so it is ready to go. I make a few for groups of 4 and a few for groups of 5, this way no matter what the numbers are in the classroom I can make it work. I start by asking students what teamwork is. What does it look like? sound like? feel like? We brainstorm a list of ideas that I hang in the classroom for students to refer to. Each class comes up with a variety of ideas, but they all center around the same theme. Then I introduce their challenge. I start off my admitting that this will be a frustrating activity. We discuss ways to handle our stress and feelings that arise when others make a mistake or don't do what we want them to do. I model that they will each be given 6 cups and a rubberband with strings attached to it. Their job is to stack the cups into a design by only holding onto their individual string. I demonstrate that when everyone pulls on their string the rubberband opens wider, and vice versa. I also show them the challenges of picking up a cup that has tipped on its side or fallen on the floor. No matter what happens, they must follow the one rule: YOU CAN ONLY TOUCH YOUR STRING. No touching the rubber band, no touching the cup, and no touching other group member's strings. I reinforce how communication is so important in order to reach the goal. Then I set them off. Here are some videos and pics. After about 10-15 minutes, we pause and reflect on our experiences. I ask them to rate their group on how well they worked together using the ideas we wrote at the beginning of the lesson. I ask them what went well for their group. I also ask them what didn't go well for their group. We talk about different strategies and ways we an handle ourselves when things don't go the way we want them to. Throughout the activity I walk around and facilitate positive communication, so I usually have a few examples to help springboard the discussion.
Are you dreading school? Need to share a few memes with your friends to blow off some steam? Share these hilarious funny student memes now!
Doodlr is a spin on Tumblr. Students make connections with words and symbols through doodling. This activity includes a parabola graphic organizer for students to label in relation to real-world scenarios. Available in printable form and digital for Google Slides.Add more iMath activities to the pho...
Some days you just need a break from the monotony! Preparing for exams, transitioning to a new unit, days when half your students are gone for a basketball tour
A lesson plan! A lesson plan! My kingdom for a lesson plan!
Nicht mehr und nicht weniger
"tHiS wOnT fLy In ColLeGe."
Looking for games to play with a classroom? This list of English games in the classroom is exactly what you need to engage students!
The first day of school is full of so many things: anticipation, wide-eyes, school supplies, new faces, maybe a few butterflies. And I...
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The choice is still up to you, no matter what the results are.
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Inspire kids & teens will these FUN chemistry experiments that can be done at home! Favorites include glow-in-the-dark experiments, chemistry activities using fire and vortex experiments!
Are you noticing some gaps in your curriculum? Are you looking for some new, creative ideas for how to fill these holes in your ELA curriculum? This post gives you 10 creative ideas for how to fill holes in your secondary ELA curriculum.
